The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-09
ABSTRACT OF ELECTION LAWS.

HEADQUARTERS OF MARION COUNTY RE.
PUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
ABSTRACT OF ELECTION LAWS.
To be a legal voter one must have resided in this
State six months in the township sixty days and in
the ward or precinct thirty days Immediately proceed
| Foreign born citizens must have resided in the
the TOWNSHIP sisy DAYS and in ths ward or nrecince
thirty days immediately preceding the election, and
must have taken out what is known the first nat
uralization papers before they
No person undergoing imprisonment or conviction
period of such imprisonment
The inspectors must have been householders and
they are inspectors The judges must have been free
holders and householders in the precinct for year,
and one Judge must be selected from each of the two
opposite political parties casting the highest
the last election.
1t has been agreed by the charmen of the State
and county committees that each political party shall
select its own judge.
The inspector and two judges constitute the cleo
ton board The election board appoints two clerks,
selected from opposite political parties in the
of the judges and the clerks has been the
same agreen. ent in the Of the judges.
All the polls in the city Of indianapolis except the
of the Tenth and the third precinct of the Sec
ond ward, open at 6 A. M and close a: 8 P: NJ. All
other polls in Marion county open at o'clock A. N.
If no inspector is present at the opening of the
polls then the voters of the precinct who present
az the polls shall elect an inspector by viva
vote and the board shall then be organized if tho
inspector first appointed had been present The poll
ing place must be where the Board of Commissioners
have selected if possible; sf not. then such
place as possible.
Any qualified voter of township precinct, be
he inspector Judge clerk citizen may challenge
anyone offering to vote.
person to be able to swear in vote must be
qualified in such precinct and must have been
freebooter and householder therein for at least
year next preceding the election.
When is received the inspector shall
nounce it aloud. and the shall then be repeated
aloud by of the judges. In counting the VOTE
the inspector takes the ballot from the box and reads
aloud the of the voted for, and the Office
for which such person is voted; he then hands the
ballot to one of the judges who shall examine the
and hand it to the other judge. who shall string
it thread of Irvine. 1t has always been the Gus,
the judge belonging the party with the
inspector to string the ballots
the count. These witnesses shall be admitted to the
before the count begins and witness the count
ing of the votes. 1t is their duty to demonstrate
against any fraud irregularity that may occur.
They shall enter protests that they desre to
make in writing, and these shall be kept by the in
spe and returned with the election returns and
papers to the clerks Office. Any member of an cleo
ton board refusing to admit these witnesses is guilty
of misdemeanor and subject to a fine
During the count no statement shall be published
given the public. Immediately after the count is
completed before the certificate is made out the bal
be placed in ina paper bag and we'll sealed with wa1;
then the inspector, with ink writes his name pre-
safety. the. judges shall also write the
In on the paper bag. H. Inns paper 9as
earliest possible period after the election and
The other pollsts and should be given to
the judge opposite in politics to the inspector and be
by him brought to the courth house on Thursday
morning next succeeding the election to be used by
the board of canvassers. The ballot-box should b
returned empty the township trustees Office. Ate,
the bag sealed and marked then the board viii make
ont certificate under their hands showing tie num-
Der of votes each has received and the ofict
voted for. Write out the number in words and fig
ures both.
No adjournment can be had no recess taken, after
the polls are opened until tho votes have all been
counted and the result publicly announced All per-
during the count, except the officers and watchers
Where two tickets have been folded together botk
mixing them with other ballots they should be at
destroyed. They mere waste paper and should bt
DESTROYED as soon as it is that they nays
of the count is known In no case should they be
The judges should examine each ticket carefully and
that the inspector reads it correctly The count
the utmost care should be taken to discover all
scratches and pastors.
1t there question to the legality of any bali
lot or as to how vote Tor any candidate should %
counted, written statement of the fact shouid bs
and INSPECTOR. This statement SO signed should b
attached to the tally papers
names shown the poll lists. In counting the voter
for the different candidates regard whatever should
tse pe.a Z for example is voted for TO,
clerk who is known to be candidate for sheriff tbs
sheriff. In such the board cannot the inten.
ton of the voter is not expressed the ticket In
elected for the term beginning in 1886. must be kept
entirely distinct from those whose term begins in
person for of these Offices cannot be counted fol
him for the other Office, even though he be known
candidate for such other office.
The election boards bound to receive the votes
of legal be subject to fine not exceeding
$500 if they knowingly wilfully corruptly refuse
to receive such There also penalties
for all forms of illegal voting and for hiring threat
enng or in any way improperly influencing the free
choice of a voter.
Each committeeman should report the vote of ht
precinct at the committee rooms as possible
after the vote is counted. Bring complete report,
and show the number of names on the poil-hsts and
the vote for each candidate These reports are want
ed merely for idle curiosity, but because 1t may
be of the utmost Importance to know early pos
sible the exact vote in the several precincts.
Respectfully
JAMES r. CAINAHAN Chairman.
Among those who have examined the letter.
there is a difference of opinion as to what part
of it the indictment is founded upon, hard ID
it to find anything in it suggestive of fraud even
in the remotest degree